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Clarification on Exchange Server SE Edition and Licensing
Hi everyone, We are planning to implement Microsoft Exchange Server on premises. Recently, we noticed that Exchange Server 2019 is approaching its end of life, and we don’t see any pricing informati...
As per our discussion with the partners, they mentioned that they haven’t received the price list for SE in their portal. They also stated that upgrading to SE requires a server license with Software Assurance (SA). I agree with this, but I am still a bit confused about the following:
If I purchase Exchange 2019 with SA for 1 year with 20 user CALs and upgrade to SE, what happens after 1 year? Will the SE license expire and require renewal?
In most Exchange environments, organizations often buy a minimum number of user CALs (e.g., 10–20) even if the actual number of users is much higher (100+), and it works. If I buy only 10 user CALs for SE, how will it affect access for the remaining users after the upgrade?